I don't like Dunlop tires, have had issues with them in the past. The stock ones on my '17 RGS are ok in the dry, not so good in the wet. The best wet weather cruiser tires I have found are Shinko 777HDs. Softer compound, and you do sacrifice mileage for traction. But they are about $200 a set and I mount my own..

 

Here on Vancouver Island, you find yourself frequently riding in the rain. I have used the OEM Dunlops for years and am happy with them. That said, I'm a lot more careful on sharp corners and when stopping in the rain.

 

I'm pretty happy with them in the rain, but I have easily broken the rear tire loose on my stock RGS. Pulled out onto a major road, hit the gas, and thought my clutch was slipping or something, then felt the rear start to move sideways lol!

 

The stock Dunlops have worked well for me on four touring bikes from 2008 to 2017 with 120k miles. We have ridden from DC all the way back to NC in heavy rain. Rode half way back from York, PA to NC in heavy rain, and spent a week in and out of rain in four states while on vacation last year. Those are just some of the longer rides. As for the lines, arrows, cross walks, etc you MUST use extreme caution when wet. THEY ARE SLICK!

There is a company here in NC that makes these heat applied lines, arrows, crosswalks, the big interstate shields and all the rest you see on the roadways. I'm not going to mention their name because they are a customer. It is really cool stuff and some actually has a non-slip product embedded into it. In talking with one of their engineers he mentioned the standards they have to meet on slip resistance on the crosswalks and those yellow beaded pads on each side of the roadway at crosswalks. I told him I ride a motorcycle and I was interested in knowing if there are standards to bikers. The answer was an immediate "NO". We do not matter to the government setting the standards even though we have the same expenses as automobiles.

Ride safe

 

two up ultra good untill you loose gravel then they suck.

 

your right!

 

No complaints with stock tires.

 

 

The few times 4-5 I've been caught in the rain they have done well. The Dunlops (402s) that were on my Dyna were like riding on ice. The ones on the RG have done well even on tight twisty roads in Ark this past Sept. 7k and very little wear up to this point also. Don't know what the difference is but my Dyna rear was completely shot at 4500 miles. I have ridden this bike just as hard with more twisty rides than the Dyna got in the less miles and loaded heavily a lot of the time. The only real difference I can come up with is the Dyna had much more engine braking than the new M8 clutch setup has but the M8 is much harder accelerating so that should be about a wash.

 

I do not like the stock tyres on most of the new bikes at all. I guess I'm just old and have my own thoughts on tyres.
Peace.